The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal, located in Agra on the right bank of the Yamuna, is a
pristine monument of undying love. Emperor Shah Jahan built the
temple in memory of his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal, between 1631
and 1648. The Taj Mahal is now considered the jewel of Muslim art
in India as well one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The Taj
Mahal stands in the north end of the Mogul garden, where the pure
white marble shimmers silver in the moonlight and glows softly pink
at dawn.

“First time with Great Rail Journey as my usual single provider could only get me to Shimla as an add on and on my own. Have no interest in going to Rathambore for the tigers as I can see them at Chessington. Taj Mahal has been on a 50 year To Do list. Face timed with an Indian gentleman with his wife and 6 week old son. She was delighted when I came on the phone with a Namaste.

“Great experience but very tiring. We could have flown direct to |Amritsar and then taken a train back to New Delhi. We could in each city have stayed somewhere close to the sights so that we would not have needed to spend hours extra stuck in traffic jams as we tried to cross the cities.